"lad culture" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lad culture (uncountable)
  1. (British) A subculture which arose in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, centered around traditional working-class male attitudes and interests, often in rejection of the perceived strictures of feminism or the concept of the New Man. Wikipedia link: lad culture Tags: British, uncountable Categories (topical): Male, Masculism

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